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MNNA status was first created in 1987, [1] when Congress added section 2350a — otherwise known as the Sam Nunn Amendment — to Title 10 of the United States Code. [2] It stipulated that cooperative research and development agreements could be enacted with non-NATO allies by the secretary of defense with the concurrence of the secretary of state.
Trump should also consider revoking Qatar’s Major Non-NATO ally status if Doha fails to exert sufficient pressure on Hamas. The House and the Senate are already weighing bills to do just that.
One of the recommendations was to provide MNNA status to Armenia. [22] On 23 November 2022, opposition protestors gathered in Yerevan, led by the anti-Russian National Democratic Pole Alliance. Protestors called for the withdrawal of Armenia from the CSTO and for the country to develop closer relations with the United States and the West. [23]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to designate Kenya as a major non-NATO ally during a three-day state visit by Kenyan President William Ruto this week, a source familiar ...
[10] [11] Some American politicians, such as Sam Brownback, have also campaigned for Armenia to be granted Major non-NATO ally (MNNA) status. On 21 June 2023, Brownback stated "Armenia is a natural long-term ally of the United States. Armenia must be given major non-NATO ally status of the U.S." [12] [13]
The United States will strengthen military ties with Brazil to a level usually reserved for NATO allies during President Jair Bolsonaro's visit to Washington next week, boosting growing ...
Afghanistan is the first country awarded the major non-NATO ally (MNNA) status by Barack Obama's administration. [56] The change, which comes into effect immediately, makes it easier for Kabul to purchase U.S. military equipment and simplifies arms export procedures. [57]
In 1996, the United States bestowed Jordan with Major non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status, a designation that, among other things, makes Jordan eligible to receive excess U.S. defense articles, training, and loans of equipment for cooperative research and development. [7]